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referred to environmental conservation |
Senate Bill S3464
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 29th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Environmental Conservation Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D, IP) Senate District
2009-S3464 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A2661
- Current Committee:
- Senate Environmental Conservation
- Law Section:
- Environmental Conservation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add ยง1-0305, En Con L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2011-2012:
S2394, A3887
2013-2014: S1027, A3556
2015-2016: S962, A1524
2017-2018: S3061
2019-2020: S4338
2021-2022: S1427
2023-2024: S1517
2025-2026: S1364
2009-S3464 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S3464
TITLE OF BILL :
An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to
authorizing the attorney general to enforce the provisions of such law
and the rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF THE BILL :
The bill would establish direct enforcement authority of the ECL and
Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) rules and regulations
for the Attorney General.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :
The bill creates direct authority for the Attorney General of NYS to
enforce the ECL, as well as rules and regulations promulgated by DEC
through a special proceeding in a court having jurisdiction.
JUSTIFICATION :
This bill would ensure that appropriate actions are taken to enforce
the ECL in the absence of action by DEC. At the present time, the
Attorney General may only proceed on ECL enforcement actions if such
cases are referred by DEC. If this bill were enacted into law, the
Attorney General could act directly to enforce the ECL, and/or rules
and regulations of DEC, thereby establishing an improved enforcement
presence and compliance with environmental statutes in NYS.
2009-S3464 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
3464
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
March 19, 2009
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Introduced by Sen. SERRANO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to
authorizing the attorney general to enforce the provisions of such law
and the rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The environmental conservation law is amended by adding a
new section 1-0305 to read as follows:
S 1-0305. POWERS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.
NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF THIS CHAPTER TO THE CONTRARY, THE
ATTORNEY GENERAL, UPON HIS OR HER OWN INITIATIVE, IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED
TO, IN THE NAME OF THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, ENFORCE THE
PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER AND THE RULES AND REGULATIONS PROMULGATED
PURSUANT THERETO BY COMMENCING A SPECIAL PROCEEDING IN A COURT HAVING
JURISDICTION.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD06179-01-9
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